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The Citizen, 2002-07-24, Page 6KATIE EMMRICH The daughter of Clinton and Judy Emmrich of Walton, Katie is an Ontario Scholar from Seaforth District High School. She will be in a combined French and math honours program at Wilfrid Laurier University. Waterloo. ERIN ROCK Erin, daughter of Earl and Cheryl Rock of RR4, Walton, will attend Wil- frid Laurier University, Waterloo, to obtain a Bach- elor of Science degree in psychology. She achieved her Ontario Scholarship status at Seaforth District High School. MARY HUIZINGA Mary, daughter of Jerry and Brenda Hui- zinga of RRI, Auburn is an Ontario Scholar from Central Huron Second- ary School, Clinton. She will be studying at Emannuel Bible College in Kitchener. BLAIR TREWARTIIA The son of Douglas and Cheryl Trewar- tha of RR4 Clinton, Blair is an -Ontario Scholar from Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton He will be studying history at the University of Guelph. MELISSA SNELL Melissa, dau- ghter of Charles and Sharon of RRI, Clinton, is an Ontario Scholar from Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton. She will be studying for a Bachelor of Science nursing degree at the University of Western Ontario. By Andrea Hruska Call 887-2605 MEGHAN ADAMS The daughter of Gordon and Nancy Adams of RR2, Lis: towel, Meghan is an Ontario Scholar from Listowel District Secondary School. Meghan could not be reached for further details, KATRINA REESOR An Ontario Scholar from Listowel Disz trict Secondary School, Katrina is the daughter of Ernie and Esther Reesor of RR2, Bluevale. She will be attending the Canadian Mennonite University in Winnepeg in a mission-oriented program. CHRISTIE SNIDER An Ontario Scholar from Listowel Dis- trict Secondary School, Christie is the daughter of Dale Snider and Bernadette Huberts of Ethel. She will be studying economics and psychology at the University of Waterloo. DEBORA SCHLUMPF An Ontario Scholar from Listowel Dis- trict Secondary School, DebOra is the daughter of Alfred and Marianne Schlumpf of RRI, Ethel. She will attend the University of Guelph to study agricultural business. yea • e4 r • We are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of our children, Lindsay-Marie Michie and Kevin Michael" William Schaeffer, on Saturday, July 27, 2002 at 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon. Lindsay- is the daughter of Lloyd and Nancy Michie "of !?9(.4, Brussels, O9 and Kevin is the son of the Late William Schaeffer and Lynne & 'Victor Garn of Mount Pleasant, ON The marriage ceremonies wilt be held at the home of the Bride's parents. •Nc tf. FREE BRAKE INSPECTIONS N/C estimates if work recommended. FREE RIDE TO AREA SHOPPING AVAILABLE! FREE DROP-OFF & PICK-UP SERVICE! 1011111111111 411001131104 346 Huron Road, Goderich 524-9381 or 1-800-338-1134 PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2002. Area SDHS, CUSS students named Ontario Scholars I Brown questions support for amendment Continued from page 1 ended in the words, "... recognizing that this budget will result in a diminished quality of education for our students and that we voice our vehement objection to this detrimental course of action." In an interview, Brown wondered, "how much groundswell of support is that (amendment) going to generate'?" And to trustees. he argued, "I don't think any of us are naive enough to believe that the government is going to read the content of this motion and heed it in any way .. . This is only appeasing us tonight and it's not going to have any impact on the ministry." In explaining the reasons for her reversal, Westley concentrated on her misgivings about the possible repercussions on students. Such repercussions formed the basis of the anti-deficit arguments of East Perth representative Wendy Anderson. The past-chair suggested passing a deficit budget would be "nothing more than a political tantrum," and would serve the personal goals of trustees more than it would the educational needs of students. "I'm as convinced as I can be that there's no benefit to children in passing a deficit budget," Anderson said. Repercussions also formed the basis of a plea by Education Superintendent Bill Gerth, who had joined Baird-Jackson in a July 8 meeting with Assistant Deputy Education Minister Norbert Hartmann. Both Gerth and Baird- Jackson noted Hartmann provided some indication there may be more money coming to the Avon Maitland board for transportation in the 2002- 03 year, due to the fact it has a strong reputation for sharing resources with its "co-terminus" Catholic counterpart. There seemed to be less hope for increases in other areas, but Gerth remained convinced Hartmann was just being forced to "march to the party drum" and truly is committed to quality education, despite the lack I've been a little out of the loop in the past month and I would like to apologize if it was beginning to look like I had given up on Ethel. This past weekend the Molesworth Five-Pin Bowling Association hosted its third annual ball tournament in Ethel. The non-profit event raises funds through the entry fees and-beer tent, for the YBC and the Kid's Helpline. of action from his political bosses. What really struck Gerth during the meeting, however, was Hartmann's explanation of the nature of the expectations for Rosen and Associates in the case of the Ottawa board's deficit budget. "They're essentially forensic accountants," Gerth suggested. "The terms of reference for the auditors has nothing to do with assessing the merits of the funding formula. They're there to balance the budget. And, as forensic accountants, they can probably do that quite easily. "It struck me with a great deal of force," he continued. "It scares me. It scares me to turn this over to a group of people who don't care a rat's fig for the kids in this district." Gerth's arguments didn't sit well with Central/East Huron representative Charles Smith, who suggested staff should only provide information to trustees during board meetings, and not be allowed to express their opinions. Brown, hpwever, said he valued Gerth's opinion, since he had the unique perspective of having met with top ministry staff. Only days after losing the most recent legal skirmish in a several- years'-long battle against the board to save Seaforth District High School from closure, Smith provided much of the the rest of the drama for the evening by delivering a surprise of equal or greater significance to Westley's reversal. On June 27, Smith argued in favour of a balanced document, then received support for a motion to defer the budget. That averted what looked like a 4-4 tie, which would have defeated the budget. Through the early part of the July 16 meeting, it looked like an astute strategy, since North Perth representative Don Brillinger, who had been absent from the June 27 meeting, stated he would support the balanced budget and a 5-4 vote in favour seemed imminent. That's eventually what happened, but not before it became clear that, not only had Westley changed her mind, but so had Smith. The irony of The tournament lasted from Friday to Sunday and had 12 teams participating. Firefighters tour mill The Grey Twp. firefighters toured Molesworth Feed Mill as part of their practice on July 8 and hosted Mutual Aid on July 15. Representatives were present from the other fire departments in Huron County to hear a stress management specialist discuss his first-hand experiences in New York with the September 11 tragedies. The firefighters also responded to an accident call where a truck had struck a county tractor. Thankfully, no injuries were reported. !vas ll WWW ; WW ASS44 ,k the situation was not lost on the Seaforth resident. "There were certain trustees on this board who spent a lot of hours trying to convince me that we should not support a balanced budget," he 4 locals among LDSS scholars commented. "And I've finally come to the realization that they're right. It would be kind of ironic if those people who spent all that time convincing me jumped ship." In explaining his change of heart, Smith wondered if the protests by boards in Ottawa and Hamilton — as well as less well-advanced efforts in Toronto and London — may convince the government that urban boards are more in need than rural boards. "The squeaky wheel gets the grease," he said during the meeting. And in an interview later, he made direct references to his recent struggle to save Seaforth's high school. "I don't want to see any more small-town Ontario schools and rural schools close. And that's what's going to happen. There has been a school in this town for 130 years. through the worst Depression on the planet, through two World Wars, through Hurricane Hazel, but, under the situation we have now. that can't be so." "And as we've heard tonight, there's a lot of support for keeping the steamroller going and closing more schools."